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jun 20 Learn More Solar Energy Panels Installed on the White House


President Jimmy Carter had solar energy panels installed on the White House on this day in 1979. In 1986, Ronald Reagan had them removed, claiming that his megawatt smile would be enough to light 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. Then, in 2010, President Barack Obama ordered solar panels to be reinstated on the White House once and for all. And somewhere, Captain Planet high-fived The Planeteers.

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